Aggie01
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Post by Aggie01 on Sept 7, 2009 21:24:05 GMT -5
I got the rounds that cubrock hooked me up with. (Thanks, cubrock!)
Out of the first 5, I got one failure to fire. It almost has to be a bad primer.
I pulled it down, and its a 180 gn swc over about 8.5 grains of of a flake powder ( Unique? Herco?). Is this a factory load or a reload? I don't see any sizing marks on the cases.
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Post by Lee Martin on Sept 8, 2009 8:26:18 GMT -5
It may be factory. From what I remember Herters used Unique in the 401 Powermag for one of their loads. Is the lead soft? -Lee www.singleactions.com |
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Aggie01
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Post by Aggie01 on Sept 8, 2009 10:38:02 GMT -5
Its harder than some swaged lead bullets I have with the less than perfect thumbnail indent test.
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Post by taffin on Sept 8, 2009 11:12:59 GMT -5
Out of the first 5, I got one failure to fire. It almost has to be a bad primer.
I pulled it down, and its a 180 gn swc over about 8.5 grains of of a flake powder ( Unique? Herco?). Is this a factory load or a reload?
SOUNDS LIKE A FACTORY LOAD. IF THE BARREL IS LEADED IT PROBABLY IS.
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cubrock
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Post by cubrock on Sept 8, 2009 11:27:43 GMT -5
Glad they made it safe and sound. They looked factory to me, as I didn't see any evidence of resizing. Also, the SWC design was unlike anything I had seen before. Sure would like to have a mold of that design just for posterity's sake.
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Post by Aggie01 on Sept 8, 2009 20:42:53 GMT -5
Bad pic, but working with available tools tonight. Barrel did not lead with 4 shots. Fired brass expanded to about .429-.430 at neck, .431-.432 at base.  |
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Post by Lee Martin on Sept 9, 2009 7:50:26 GMT -5
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